Cerner to create 250 Pa. jobs; Allscripts' Q2 record bookings; Apple launches bug bounty program — 8 health IT key notes

Here are eight recent news updates on key health IT companies.

1. Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Systems Innovation in Stillwater launched its Center for Predictive Medicine which uses a national clinical database donated by Cerner.

2. Though the details are vague, rumors are flying about a new Apple device separate from the Apple Watch and iPhone that collects and tracks user biodata.

3. Allscripts and Hospital IQ, a hospital performance management platform, entered a strategic agreement in which Allscripts clients will have access to Hospital IQ's predictive analytics platform.

4. The second quarter of 2016 proved to be a positive one for Allscripts, which posted record bookings, 10 percent year-over-year revenue growth and 16 percent increase in profits.

5. As part of Cerner's acquisition of Siemens that was completed last year, the Kansas City, Mo.-based health IT vendor plans to scale up operations at a former Siemens facility in Malvern, Pa., by investing $75 million and creating 250 jobs.

6. After conventional methods of detection failed, a team of Japanese researchers from the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Science used IBM Watson to successfully diagnose a 60 year-old woman where physicians were unable to.

7. Apple announced its bug bounty program, offering bounties from between $25,000 to $200,000 for hackers to find and inform the company of flaws.

8. McKesson is planning on expanding employee numbers at its 340,000-square-foot distribution center in Clear Lake, Iowa.

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